My Hockey Alpha by Eve Above Story PDF

Chapter 0537

Could it be that he was struggling just as much as I was all along but he was just too afraid to show it?

I clenched my hands, my nails digging into the flesh of my palms. Why hadn't I seen it before? Why had I assumed that I was the only one affected, the only one who needed support?

As I stared at the rippling water, the realization hit me with crushing weight: what if Enzo was going through his own hell and I wasn't there to help him through it? He was so worried about what would happen to me while he was away, but what if something happened to him while he was away? What if, like me, he too shouldn't be alone?

"Should I go with him?" I muttered aloud, calling to my wolf again. "What if we've been overlooking the simplest option all along?"

"I wouldn't call it the simplest," my wolf said. "You would have to put medical school on hold. That's not simple."

"But he needs me," I shot back, sighing heavily. "He needs me, maybe more than he even realizes, and I've been totally blind to it."

of tears. I felt so

you, but you also need him," my

whispered, my voice quivering. "I just

his approach before I even saw him. My wolf perked up instantly, conflicted emotions swirling within me. I knew it was Enzo,

on me. "Nina," he breathed out, the relief

don't want to talk," I found myself saying, folding my arms instinctively over my chest. "I'm not in the mood right

"Look, I know I shouldn't have acted the

once again. "I'm fine. But 'sorry' isn't really

he agreed, his voice subdued. "I lost control

his voice tempted me to look at him, to fall into those eyes that had always been my sanctuary. But I resisted. "Lost control? Is that what we're calling it now? Did you also

Enzo's eyes widened slightly.

on the same page yesterday- about how violence won't solve anything. About how that isn't our way. Our